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National Farm Safety Week is underway and acts as a reminder of the many dangers involved in farming and the need to protect our farmers and farm workers the best we can.This year's Farm Safety Week is based on the theme ‘Recipes for Averting Disaster’. It focuses on the intangible risks and…
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Australian agriculture will continue to prosper if it can meet growing expectations around sustainability and keep making sound investments that build resilience and encourage innovation.
ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville told this year’s Outlook conference that industry has an…
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19 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All biosecurity industry participants that have Victorian based premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, audits, surveillance or other purposes).
What has changed?
With the most recent community transmission of COVID-19 in…
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We have prepared a draft report on the importation of live snails from approved countries.
Steps to complete this risk analysisWhen we do a risk analysis, we:start by reviewing the evidence on pests and diseases of concernassess and analyse biosecurity…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All imported food intended for sale in Australia must be…
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2017–18 to 2019–20
Fred Litchfield
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Financial performance
Farm cash income
Farm cash income of Australian lamb-producing farms is projected to have declined by 12% in 2019–20 to average $211,000 per farm (Table 1, Figure 1). Despite high prices for lambs and sheep,…
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20 August 2024Species: AllCountry(s): AllAttentionAll stakeholdersPurposeTo invite stakeholders to have their say on how the department delivers regulatory services and engages with stakeholders.Key pointsConsultation on how we deliver our regulatory services and engage with stakeholders is now…
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28 June 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers attempting to submit lodgements in COLS.
Information
The Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) is currently experiencing an unplanned intermittent service disruption. This is preventing some clients from being able to…
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United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4700 River Road
Riverdale, MD
20737
September 5, 2008
Ms. Louise Van Meurs
General Manager
Plant Biosecurity, Biosecurity Australia
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Canberra…
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We have published import conditions for greenhouse grown fresh oriental melon and rockmelon fruit from the Republic of Korea (Korea) on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits can now be issued.The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an…
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